This week, in Colorado, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a group of Jews marching peacefully on behalf of hostages held by Hamas. The attacker shouted, “How many children have you killed?” and “We need to end Zionists” as he hurled fire at Holocaust survivors and Jewish children.
Jews are speaking back. Across dispersed but interconnected spaces—online writing, local study groups, independent publications, and public debate—a new Jewish discourse is taking shape. Figures like Hen Mazzig, Matthew Nouriell, and Izabella Tabarovsky are at the forefront, articulating what it means to speak from the lived experience of Mizrahi and post-Soviet Jewish communities long excluded from both Western liberal and postcolonial narratives.
The suspect who attacked advocates for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas has been charged with a federal hate crime. Tel Aviv Institute Senior Fellow Hen Mazzig joins Katy Tur to share his reaction to the Boulder, Colorado attack and the rise in antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Queer Jews are facing a moment of increasing challenges — experiencing both antisemitism and LGBTQ+ hate, disillusioned by crises in Israel and the U.S. and lacking seats at the table for our voices to be heard.
It is now time for the Jewish people to start thinking about how we use technology and our gift for innovation to defend our people and our country in the online war for public opinion.
In a powerful speech at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on Tuesday night, Gal Gadot declared, “I cannot stay silent,” adding, “My name is Gal, I am Jewish, and we have had enough of this hate.”
Gal Gadot and David Schwimmer appeared at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never Is Now conference in New York on March 4th to condemn antisemitism.
CBS has canceled spinoffs “FBI: Most Wanted” after six seasons, and “FBI: International” after four. The franchise is still alive and well on the network, however – “FBI” remains on the CBS slate, and new spinoff “FBI: CIA” is in development.
'I wish you would stand up. I wish you would speak out': Friends actor urges celebrities to show solidarity with Jewish community at annual ADL conference
Tel Aviv Institute co-founder Hen Mazzig has a new YouTube series launching April 2 touting an impressive cast. “And They’re Jewish” is an upcoming online series featuring 20-minute episodes highlighting prominent Jewish figures from across a number of industries. Among the expected interviewees is Debra Messing, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Mayim Bialik.
